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Mount Henderson is a massive mountain, 970 metres (3,180 ft) high, rising through the ice sheet 5 nautical miles (9 km) southeast of Holme Bay and a like distance northeast of the north end of the Masson Range, Antarctica. It was First sighted from the crow's nest of the Discovery on 3 January 1930,[1] during British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (1929-31) and again seen from the airplane on 5 January 1930.[1] The position was first plotted and the mountain named by BANZARE on 14 February 1931[1] by the leader of the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition - Mawson, who named it after in 1929 W. Henderson, Director of the Australian Department of External Affairs, and a member of the Australian Antarctic Committee.[2]

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Henderson, Mount". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)

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[de] Mount Henderson (Holme Bay)

Mount Henderson ist ein 970 m (nach australischen Angaben 951 m)[1] hoher, massiger Berg im ostantarktischen Mac-Robertson-Land. Er ragt 8 km südöstlich der Holme Bay und ebensoweit nordöstlich des Nordendes der Masson Range aus dem Eisschild auf.

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